During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled their masters to find freedom with the British. Having emancipated themselves--and with the rhetoric about the inalienable rights of free men ringing in their ears--these men and women struggled tenaciously to make liberty…
Preface: History, Race, Nation -- 1. The nation-state as the telos of history: the Nuremberg Tribunal, 1946 -- 2. The limits of forgiveness: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1996 -- 3. Calling history to account: the movement for reparations for slavery in the…
"The Illustrated Slave analyzes some of the more innovative works in the archive of antislavery illustrated books published from 1800 to 1852 alongside other visual materials that depict enslavement. Martha J. Cutter argues that some illustrated narratives attempt to shift a vie…
Carefully documenting African American slave foods, this book reveals that slaves actively developed their own foodways-their customs involving family and food. The authors connect African foods and food preparation to the development during slavery of Southern cuisines having A…
Carefully documenting African American slave foods, this book reveals that slaves actively developed their own foodways-their customs involving family and food. The authors connect African foods and food preparation to the development during slavery of Southern cuisines having A…
Publisher description: This book challenges conventional opinion by arguing that slaves and Helots played an important part in classical Greek warfare. Although rival city-states often used these classes in their own forces or tried to incite their enemies' slaves to rebellion o…
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'Are you men?'; 1. 'If I had my life to live over, I would die fighting rather than be a slave again': resistance, manhood, and survival in slavery; 2. 'The best amongst them was picked for that job': authority, di…
